Silver hair flowed like moonlight, blue eyes gleamed like crystals from the deep sea, and his flawless features seemed like the Creator's finest work of art.
Lin Wan wore a simple Heaven Dou Royal Academy uniform, yet somehow carried himself with an air of noble aloofness.
Dugu Yan, sitting in the pavilion, instantly held her breath. Her eyes widened as she instinctively covered her mouth with her small hand, barely stopping herself from crying out in surprise.
Even Ye Lingling, who was always cool and detached, looked up from the notes in her hands. When her clear, cold gaze fell upon that figure, it paused slightly, a nearly imperceptible flicker of surprise passing through her eyes.
"Oh my!" Dugu Yan murmured in a hushed voice. "Lingling, did you see that? That... that really was..."
For a moment, she could not find the right words to describe him. She had thought the rumors must have been exaggerated, but now she realized how pale and powerless words were before true breathtaking beauty.
Ye Lingling did not answer. She merely closed her notes silently, her gaze still lingering on Lin Wan as though she were considering something.
Lin Wan had not noticed the two girls watching him from the pavilion. He was contemplating a hypothesis he had just read about concerning spiritual Soul Beasts and the construction of Illusory Realms as he slowly headed toward the dormitory area.
Only after his back disappeared at the end of the path did Dugu Yan finally let out a long breath and excitedly grab Ye Lingling's arm.
"Lingling, did you see him? Did you see him? I told you! He's so handsome! And the way he was thinking just now... wow, it feels like he's not just good-looking. He's kind of unfathomable too?"
Ye Lingling gently